Creating better access to boating ramps at several Victorian waterways

Minister for Outdoor Recreation, Steve Dimopoulos, today announced $700,000 in Recreational Boating Access and Dredging grants through the Labor Government’s Better Boating Fund.

At Mallacoota, East Gippsland Shire Council will use a grant of $150,000 to dredge at the Bastion Point boat ramp. The council will remove sediment accumulating at the ramp, having previously received a Recreational Boating Grant to undertake maintenance on the rock groyne that provides protection from wind and waves.

At Clifton Springs on the Bellarine Peninsula, the City of Greater Geelong (CoGG) will use $135,000 to dredge the entrance to the popular boat harbor and ramp facility. The grant complements previous funding provided to CoGG to conduct a dredging plan and provide more car and trailer parking for boaters.

Frankston City Council will receive $125,000 in funding to again dredge near the boat ramp at the mouth of Kananook Creek. This work occurs multiple times each year as part of an ongoing maintenance program to retain easy boating access onto Port Phillip.

At Anthony’s Nose boat ramp near Dromana, dredging using a long reach excavator will be undertaken for the first time by Dromana Foreshore Committee of Management thanks to a grant of $42,000.

The annual channel dredging at Tootgarook boat ramp will be supported through $60,000 in funding, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council will receive $128,000 to help address local ramp dredging needs and $60,000 will enable dredging to be planned to reinstate navigable depth at Kirk Point boat ramp.